UNSPSC 85716436: Fusion of cervical vertebral joint with nonautologous tissue substitute, anterior approach, anterior column, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to fusion of cervical vertebral joint with nonautologous tissue substitute, anterior approach, anterior column, percutaneous approach. This surgical intervention or procedure is listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 as code 0RG13K0

UNSPSC 85716436, Fusion of cervical vertebral joint with nonautologous tissue substitute, anterior approach, anterior column, percutaneous approach (Commodity), describes a specific surgical procedure code that does not match the scope of work state and local governments are actually procuring under this taxonomy entry. The recent opportunities tagged to this code reflect medical and health administrative services — occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for disability determinations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical benefit carve-outs for employee health plans, and specialty medical services for detained youth — none of which align with spinal fusion procedures or orthopedic surgery delivery. The mismatch indicates either a data-quality issue in the source tagging or a classification error at the issuing agency level. State and local procurement activity under this code shows no relevant surgical procedure opportunities.

The geographic spread of the misclassified opportunities spans Arizona (City of Phoenix), California (City of Long Beach, County of Santa Clara), Washington (Washington State Department of Transportation), Florida (Collier County), and Texas (Harris County), with issuing bodies including city retirement offices, municipal health systems, county procurement divisions, and state transportation agencies. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026, with a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services for ferry workers (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026, across 14 Washington locations), the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical benefit carve-out programs (HR26753, due October 7, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's RFQ for temporary health professional staffing (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026, with no guaranteed volume). Firms pursuing work under this code should verify correct UNSPSC classification with issuing agencies before submitting proposals, as the current tagging suggests a systematic misalignment between the code's surgical scope and actual state and local buying activity.